Located near Via Espana within walking distance of Balboa Avenue, the elegant Bristol Panama resort is an intimate, service-oriented destination that is long on amenities. Guest rooms feature colonial-meets-Panamanian decor with Frette cotton sheets and Hungarian down-filled pillows. An on-site restaurant serves gourmet fare, and a wine and cocktail bar offers 70 varieties of rum and New-World vinos. Personal butlers, designer toiletries, a business center with color printer and a fitness facility are added charms.
Highlights
- Modern Panamanian-style property with 24-hour butler service
- Guest rooms with Frette linens, Hungarian down-filled pillows and plush duvets
- Gourmet restaurant and bar serving 70 types of rum and boutique wines
- "Best Hotel in Panama" and the "Top 10 Hotels in Latin America" by Conde Nast Traveler
Rooms
All 56 spacious, earth-toned guest rooms and suites at the Bristol Panama have one king or two full-size beds. Adorned with tasteful furnishings, accommodations have custom-designed textiles and one-of-a-kind Panamanian artwork. In-room amenities include iPod docking stations, DVD players in living areas and entertainment centers with 29-inch TVs. Dining tables, fax machines and dual-line telephones are furthered by in-room safes, and mini bars. Luxurious marble bathrooms have separate, glass-enclosed showers, lighted vanity mirrors, hair-dryers and Molton Brown toiletries.
Features
Bristol Panama offers top-tier amenities, such as 24-hour butler service, luxurious rooms with marble bathrooms and custom, Panamanian-style decor in russet hues. Adding appeal, this Panama hotel is near golf courses, fine shopping and the financial district of Via Espana.
Dining
Star Chef Cuquita Arias de Calvo presides over the gourmet dining room at the high-end Barandas Restaurant, where she serves everything from plantain won tons to ginger-laced grouper.
The Bristol Bar offers a luxurious respite for guests to relax amid wicker chairs and local art. The primo rum collection here features over 70 varieties from around the wolrd, plus cocktails, candlelit ambience and sultry live music.
Transportation
- Tocumen International Airport (12 mi/19.3 mi)
Attractions
- Spanish Panama School (0.7 mi/1.1 km)
- Panama Divers (0.9 mi/1.4 km)
- Merrill Lynch-Chase Tower (1 mi/1.6 km)
Business
- A total of 3,000 square feet of flexible meeting space
- Business center
- Audiovisual equipment
- Secretarial and photocopying services
- Catering using Villeroy and Boch fine china, Schott Zwiesel Crystal glassware